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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
MchaM%own Frederick County, Maryland Thursday April A. 1887 No. So
RussIA's SPLENDID MILITARY SHOW:
How Major 6f Our Regular Army
Got to Sec tho Zig Show:

How Major 6f Our regular Army
Got to Sec tho Zig Show:
Maj. Cpham, of our regular army; who
had been sent by our govcrnlrcHt I" Frlrcs
tO observe the Improvement III tactics. re-
solved to 70 up to St. Petersburg. When ho
got there he found that Il splendid review, t.
u~upy ten days, with sham battles, was
about to take place in the environs Of ST.
Petersburg. IIo had left his uniform and
sword in l'aril, and to send for them would
have required that they pass ar'oss several
nations and DC stopped at all their custom
houses. SO he applied to the secretary of
legation, who was Pliadelphian and Il very
decent fellow, but Slightly under tho Euro
pcan morale, to go and SEQ this rcvlew. Ho
was told that that was n country Of etiquette
and that he might as well abandon the i'iea
OF seeing the review a notc was writer;
to make that request III his behalf; and the
answer was that he must appear il uniform
and sword. l made that request for him, i'll
fact, OF the legation, rs was my duty, being
in the consular service.
After il was refused I said to him: "Now,
/ have obcyed tin, regulations of my office,
and will get you permission on my own ac-
count to SIS ont there" told him TO say
nothing to anybody else. vro;c TO the gem
eral commanding the camp. Word canlc
back ut once that ut the railroad station
Mai. Tphnni would find his Ticket. I went
out there with him and was taken up To the
room of tho general. lie was 4 ru'!o, gray
Old man. who sat there with his vcSt off and
not very considerable about tho cleanliness OF
his shirt. he said "(iood morning, general.
J Where is ytlr friend'' I introduced Maj.
Uphan.
Suil he: "Eou shall have every opportunity
to SIC what we are doing here If you want
to take soldier fare with us in Il tent you can
have it, | wish had my own hotel here TO
entertain you But there is \ little hotel 6cNli
the strrct where You can find fair nrcurhnn'
lationS. Every morning at your door will
b. horses md or7crlics Make ydurstlf ut
homr see everything; whenever you want
to. icin my staff" This man was a duke; so
We stnycl~ont there ten days and saw mag
nlicrnt tactics They had slam battles and
splendid cavalry maneuvrrs, and think Up
ham had a first rate chance.
When we came back to st. Petersburg tho
secretary Of legation said that lr was sorry
Mai CpNam had not Ernught hi, Sw ord and
uniform, but there was no remedy under such
Il government of etiquette. all, said
We, "wc have been out there ten days aud
had a first rate tinlr,"-(;cn. T. NJ. B. Young
in "Gath's' Enquirer Letter.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
The Law in Michigan.

Advance agents of theatrical companlcs
hayc to be cautious how they bill Michigan
towns II Q law o. the state is very particular
as to the Kind Of pictures displayed. and
reads: "No sign, picture, painting, or other
representation of murder, assassination, stab
bing, fighting, o. any personal violence or It
tho commissicr Of amy. crime. Shall be posted,
under penalty Of fne or Imprisonment. "
Even tlre picture Of VirgiIduS i'll tho forum is
forbidden --NsN York Sun
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
A Kcm'nrkaIyle OperatiOn.

A very remarkable operation has just been
performed by Mr. Kcctley, at the West Ion
don hospital A child was brought i'll, hav
ing IL large mole covering nearly tho whole
OF its chcek He transplnntcd the mole Ivy
exchange That is, he removed the mole
from tho check to the arm, and PLANTED! i!esh'
from the arm Oh the cheek. Everything sur
ceelcd perfectly. y.-Boston Transcript,
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
Stenm Power for Everybody.

A New York steam company furnishes
steam power through pipes to 42' engines
from large steam station on Greenwich
street The conductors or pipes used for con-
vcying the steam are of very hrgc dimen-
siohs The steam when delivered to the en-
ginc is wet, and tho pressure i, about eighty
o. possibly ninety pounds. Chicago Times
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
A Hobby for Costly Watches.

Wall street men have a hobby for 81 600
watches, They have one dial for the time of
day, and four small dials which indicate tho
day of the week, the day Of the month, the
month of the year and the quarter of the
moon. A tiny gong sounds the hours and
half hOurs- New Eork Letter
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
EMM|TSBURG RAILROAD.
West Overton, Pa. June %, 1885.

The undersigned has been sick about one
year with lung disease. stomach, constpa-
zion and nervous affection. Had four differ
ent doctors, but no help. One stated that
he could not plrt in a new stomach another
said, if he could get the constitution built up,
.hc undersigned would get all right, but he
filled Dr. Ph,uaz then al Connclsyillcwas
sent for and in three lays got .bclp and ann
= tim btltcf daily,
il1i,,.r I,,rI,l
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
a CARD.
DR.. HIRAM BUHRMAN.

DR.. HIRAM BUHRMAN,
physician and surgeon; takes pleasure in an
nouncing to the citizens of Merhanicslown
and vicinity that he has located here in the
practice Of medicine For the present he
may be found at his Residence, opposite the
Lutheran church.
He would further add that he has come to
stay and hopes by strict and upright depor
qnent to merit the confidence and support of
Il discerning public.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
CHANGE OF TIME,
WESTERN MARYLAND R ROAD.

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sH-tsIg .g ..atiis.s, .s.-.-.iss.s, stxx-s tis.-.-:sss
TVO take ctFrc, Sunday March I
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-04-14
a ga RsKD.

DIR y. j. IIENSUAW,
... Offers his Professional
Services to the citizens Of Mechancstown
and vicinity in the practice of medicine and
surgery. Having an experience of q years.
Residence one door west of Clarion office.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
The Latest Queer Boston Notion.

Boston Post: A new charity scheme
here in Boston, the latest social fad,
is known as "The Cheerful Letter Ex-
change" and a friend who cultivates
social Boston tells me how it is
worked. A lady obtains the ad-
dresses of several "poor but respect
able" women and girls residing in the
distant West, which she distributes
among the young women of her &C.
quaintance in her social set. Each
young woman then writes to the per-
sons whose addresses she has received
and offers to exchange bright and
CHEEKY letters. In most instances the
proposal is accepted with gratitude,
and thus many letters, books and
papers are sent out of Boston homes
OF cultivation and leisure to give pleas
ure and amusement in presumed to be
less favored homes. | agree with my
friend that it must be a very difficult
task to maintain q Cheerful CORE
spondence with persons about whom
one knows nothing, and that an oc-
casional dollar bill tucked into q let.
ter would be to many of those at the
other end of the line more cheerful
than the Boston girls chatter, charm
ing and perhaps learned as that might
be. The scheme, however, has this
advantage: It affords harmless occu-
patton toyoung women of leisure here
in Boston who desire to be charitable
in q sentimental and comfortable
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Did Not Expect to be Taken Up.
From the New York Times.


Judge Nehrbas, of the city court,
treated Lawyer Nathan s. Levy to a
disagreeable surprise yesterday. Mr..
Levy was making plaintive argu-
ment to the jury in behalf of Mrs.
Francesca Mortz, an interesting client
who claimed that she had been SLAM
dered by two of her fellow. employees
in Straiton & Storms cigar factory
Agnes and Theodore Pache. All at
once, in burst of rhetorical efful-
gence, Mr.. Levy exclaimed:
''It isn't money my client wants.
1t is the vindication of her character,
more precious to her than rubies Or
diamonds. AS far as money is con-
cerned, she is willing to accept six
cents damages"
''If that is so you need proceed no
further, Mr.. Levy" remarked Judge
Nehrbas. st will direct the jury TO
bring q verdict for six cents damages.
We W II devote no further time to this
CASE"
Mr.. Levy was dumbfounded by this
too liberal Interpretation by the court
of his statement. He gasped for
breath, turned pale, and subsidized
into g. chair. Before he could recover
the verdict of six cents had been rem
dered and the next case called for
trial. Mr.. Levy passed the next hour
in vainly endeavoring to make his en-
ragged client understand that Judge
Nehrbas' ruling was a joke, which
would be rectifed in few DAYS.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
ChurIish Praise.

Some English journals note with
churlish praise that the centennial OF
our Constitution was chiefly devoted
to showing the material advances that
this country has made during it's hun
dred years of existence, and ask: Why
does not America boast of greater and
better men than the patriots OF 100
years ago? This is g. most unreason-
able demand. IF any in this age are
greater Or better than their fathers it
would i'll become them to proclaim
the tact. The heroes of the Revolu-
tion were not boosters of themselves,
they let their works praise them. We
are only lately finding out how great
they were. Perhaps it may take an.
other hundred years to show the great
ness of some of this generation. We
have an immense increase of material
wealth to show for our work, and
even the Constitution that our faith
ers left US has beer materially i'm
proved by this generation. What
more could friends or critics ask?
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
TRICKS ON THE STA gle.
A Thrilling Life and Death Strugg

Thrilling Life and Death struggle.
Some time ago there was exhibition,
in New York, what was called the wonder
tul electrical man
That 'twonder" now says he was always
secreth connected aUith battery 50 arranged
as to defeat discovery!
MANY freaks of nature are only freaks
of clever deceptive skill.
Bishop. the mind-reader, so-called was
shown to be only shrewd student OF hui
man nature, whose reading OF thought was
not phenomenal.
Even so intelligent a man as Robert Dale
Owen was for many years fully persuaded
that certain alleged spiritual manifestations
were genuine, but in the Katie King case
he eventually found that he had been re-
morselessly deceived.
When TO natural credulity is added a
somewhat easily-fred imagination, spectres
become facts, and clever tricks realities.
"That man., remarked a prominent phy-
sician the other day to our reporter,
thinks he is sick. He is 'hypo.' He
comes here regularly three times week for
treatment There is absolutely nothing the
matter qvith him, but of course every time he
comes [ fix him up something
"And he pays for it 2"
eyes So a visit But what give him
has no remedial power whatever L have
to cater to his imaginary ills. He IS one OF
Il
his fears" -
An even more striking case of profession
al delusion is related by W. III. WintOn,
business manager Of the Kingston IN. "
Freeman:
Gin 1888 Mr.. r. R., of New York, (arela-
tive of late vice-president of the United
States) was seriously i'll of a very fatal dis
order. The best physicians attended him,
but, until the last one was tried, he CON
stantly grew worse. This doctor gave him
some medicine in a two-ounce bottle. I'm
proving, he got another bottle, paying 81
for each. He was getting relief after hay
ing used several of these mysterious small
bottles.
Zone day he laid one on his desk in his
New York office. In the same office
friend was using a remedy put up in large
bottle. By pure accident it was found out
that these two bottles contained exactly
the same medicine, the two-ounce vial cost
ing the doctors patient 81, while his friend
paid but 81 .25 for bottle holding over six
teen ounces of Warmers safe cure. The
doctors services were stopped at once, the
man continued treating himself with what
his doctor had secretly rescribed--Warner's
safe cure which finally restored him to
health from an attack of what his doctors
called bright's disease"
If the leading physicians in the land,
through fear of the code, will secretly pre-
scribe Warmers safe cure in all cases OF KID
ney, liver and general disorder, do they
not thereby confess their own inability to
cure it, and, by the strongest sort OF en-
dorsement, commend that preparation to
the public?
We hear it warmly spoken of in every
direction, and we have no doubt whatever
that it is all things considered, the very
best article Of the kind ever known.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
At Peace,

a stomach in revolt is a9 aedurate rebel.
Corrected with Hostetters Stomach Bitters, it's
dissensions with the food introduce into it in
unwary moments of appetite ceases. Then it
is at peace. Then dyspepsia aDandons its grip.
Then such fractions manifestations as heart
burn, sinking sensation in the pit of the abdo-
men between meals and unnatural fu11ness aft
ward. fatulence, acid gulpings, biliousnesss
etc., cease to indct nartyrdom. After a course
of the national tonic and Alternative, the liver
md bowels, always more or less disordered dur
ing prolonged attack of ind gestion, resume
their functions an become regular. Thus not
only dyspepsia but its concomitants constpa-
ton and biliousness, are conquered by the med
icine, which remedies their fruitful cause,
weakness of the organs of digestion. The cpl
gastric nerve, cellular tissue, in short every or
gan that bears a part in the i5estive processes,
acquire vigor and regularity from the benign
inVigOrant.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

All silent was the nightingale:
Fair Autumn with a graceful hand,
Stole from the trees that shade our land
The leaves to carpet hill and dale.
A sick man wander'd midst that scene
1t imaged to his dying eyes
The hopes that fade like summer skies,
The sweet spring days that once have been.
Farewell, dear woods" he cried-"farewen !!
In each scared leaf that falls see
Another moment gone for me;
how many more cannot tell.
The fatal oracles foretold
NV doom: Once more the leaves shall turn
From tender green to brown, or burn
Like sunset with rudy gold
Then. as thou Hest, above thy head,
Their branches trembling in the breeze,
Will rise tn eternal cypress trees;
Thou wilt be numbered with the dead
Like vine branch shalt thou fade away,
or flower that hl0ometh in the spring;
A fair, q perishable thing,
None eau thy fleeing moments stay.
And so die, like cruel blight,
The wind has touched me with its breath;
feel the bitterness OF death
Upon my weary soul Tonight
Farewell farewell, then, radiant skies!
Fall gently down, we autumn leaves,
Cover the grave; my mother grieves;
oh! hide 1t from her weeping eyes.
But if that other comes alone
At eventide to pray and weep,
O leaves, then rouse me from my sleep;
Twill ease my soul to see my own"
He died. they laid him down to rest.
Alas alas she never came.
Forgotten is his tomb and name,
The leaves lie golden on his breast.
Only the shepherd boys light tread
AS homeward, at the close of day,
He passes slowly on his way,
Shall eer disturb the quiet dead.
= The Catholic Review.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
uCertainlv. sir. IL is: but how


ST sat near you in the park last
evening, found this where you had
been sitting, and fancied that should
find you here"
"You are very kind, Pm sure. Are
you an actor z"
The stranger from Chicago thought
of Shakespeare: "All the worlds g.
stage, and all men and women merely
players" And he unblushingly re.
piled: 81 am"
ssThen I'll see If Business Manager
Matthews won't give you a seat"
That official did so, and, though sep
arated from his new found friends, the
penniless pilgrim from the lake city
saw an excellent play in which it was
demonstrated that all the poor peo-
pie are saints and all the rich ones
sinners. 1t was evident that the au-
thor of the play had never been in an
impecunious condition.
Six o'clock Our friend was getting
hungry again. His brother would not
arrive in Jersey City before 8 o'clock.
Strolling toward Corlandt Street Fer
ry, he saw brilliantly lighted saloon.
He entered. A large table near the
door was covered with a tempting
lunch, free, of course, to those who
purchased wet goods in the establish
ment. How appetizing, it looked,
with the snowy cloth and neatly fold
ed napkins Hot soup, radishes,
sliced tomatoes, cold ham and
tongue, picked mussels, delicate pats
of butter, bewildering ray OF bread
and crackers, three Or four kinds OF
cheese and noble joint of cold roast
beef. The nervy waif from the West
sauntered slowly in among the
throng. He examined the pictures
critic ally, took q Glove, wiped his
mouth ostentatiously as he ap-
preached the lunch counter, and then
pitched in. He sampled nearly every
thing. Once, when he felt the basilisk
eye CT the barkeeper was on him, he
only cut an extra slice of beef, and
gayly hummed "Rock-a-Bye Baby"
with his mouth full and his knees
trembling in fear. Another trying or.
deal of passing nonchalantly through
an ordinary, everyday door, and he
was safely in the street once more.
He must cross the ferry and meet
/ his brother at 8 as he alighted from
the train, for he did not know at
what hotel his brother meant to stop.
But
The ferry pass
Only 3 cents He wouldn't beg.
He was too near the goal for that.
"Hey, Railway Jack, are you agoin'
over de ferry soon ?'
"Yass, goin' naow; right away"
"Den I'll drive over wild yer" 1t
was large farmers wagon, covered
with canvas. AS the Jerseyman and
the butchers boy were climbing on to
the front, their unseen Chicago friend
crawled softly in the back of the vehi-
Gle and crouched down into the straw.
When the fares had been paid, and
the boat reached, he slipped out as
quietly, busted himself off with his
handkerchief and entered he cabin.
The train was on time. The brothers
returned to New York in carriage
and drove to the very hotel which the
impecunious one had let with fear
and trembling. His first act was TO
liquidate every financial obligation he
had incurred, even to the ferry boat,
horse car and theater.
eyes, it can be DONE" he said, as he
fondled q crisp roll of money; "but a
week of it, with no hope of anything
better, would, l fancy, m Ike me a
candidate for the Rogues' Gallery"
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

A PARTY of Japanese have bought 400
acres of land in the foothills near Campo
Seco, Calaveras County, Cali ornia, and
they propose to irrigate through min
ing ditch from the Mokelumme River
and convert it into a tea farm. 1t is
said that Japanese have experimental
with tea in the vicinity and proved it Il
success.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Doing Repairs in a Hurry.

Lack of Judgment causes more
trouble in a machine shop than any
thing else. 1t is liable at all times to
make trouble for the workman, the
foreman and the customer alike.
This is particularly noticeable on re-
pair work, which comes i'll hurry
and is wanted in bigger hurry
There is no time for the foreman to
think what is best to do under the
circumstances, no time-unless he
steals it-for the workman to do the
job right or get the proper tools ready
for it. The customer comes with the
job and wants to take it right back
again, no matter if the services of the
moulder, forger and machinist COM
bined are required. He asks Mr..
Foreman how soon the Job will be fin
ished, and probably induces the fore
man to cut the time down one-half.
The customer is back when the stipu-
lated time arrives, IL not before, and
stays until the job is done, follows
him all over the shop, hangs over the
job, makes the workman fdgety ask
ing questions and making suggestions,
besides making the foreman chase up
the workmer. He finally gets the
work done, and thanks his stars that
he staid at the shop. for he is sure
that if he had not the job would have
taken twice as long.
The result of such personal over
sesing is, nine cases out of ten, that
the job has taken at least twenty-five
per cent. more time, because the ma
jority of the machinists get nervous
while stranger is standing watching
them, and lose their head, and the con-
sequence is not only time, but quail
ty of workmanship, is lost.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
CataYYh

May affect any portion of the body where the
mucous membrane is found. But catarrh of the
head is by lar the mot common, and, strange to
say, the most liable be IL elected 1t originates
in a cold, or succession of colds, combined with
impure blood. The wonderful success Hoods
Sarsaparilla has had in curing eatarrh warrants
US in urging all who suffer with this disease
to try the peculiar medicine It reuovates and
invigorates the blood, and tones every organ.
81 have been troubled with that annoying
disease, nasal catarrh, and have taken all kinds
of blood purifiers, but never found relief till
used Hoods Sarsaparilla. which am confident
will do all that is claimed Hurrah for Hoous
:, arsaparilla y j. L. RoUTT, harrisburg NY.
ST have taken Hood Sarsaparilla Tor ca'arrn
and 1t has done me great deal OF good recoin-
mend it to all within my reach. Ho I'd $ oarsape-
rilla has been worth everything to me-" LUTHER
d. ROBBINS East Thompson, Ct
Hoods SaYSar SfiiEd
Sold by all druggists 81; six tor a. pared only
by C. /. HOOD& co Aposheeares, Dwell, Mass.
100 Doses One Dollar
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
way

JOHN STILLMAN, the conductor on the
rain which went through the burned
bridge at Chatsworth, HI, dreams of the
wreck, and he has not had good sleep
since the accident. He has lost forty
three pounds of flesh He is on leave
OF absence from the road to stay as long
IS he wishes, with orders to look to the
company for anything he wants, no mat
ter what If is
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

THE mill.men of Truckee, New, are
experiencing great deal of trouble in
getting cars for the transportation of
lumber to Eastern markets.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09

THE late Palgrave Simpson was
dubbed "the amiabls brigand" on &C.
count OF his looks; q swarthy COM
plexion, long hair and pointed mus.
tache, jet.black to the last. A strik.
ingly handsome man withal.
Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1887-11-09
Common People Heard Him Plainly
From the Baptist Weekly.

From the Baptist Weekly.
Soon after DR.. Archibald Alexan-
der moved to Princeton, and while
he was yet a stranger in that region,
he went out one Sabbath afternoon,
to preach in schoolhouse where the
theological students had been keeping
up service. He preached one of his
cubic crystal demonstrating the re-
suit of years of thought and study in
his inimitably simple style. And one
of the rustic hearers said: 81 liked that
old man. He is not learned like them
seminary fellows who generally
preach here, but / could understand
avery word that he said